Account-index.



W. E. ROAGH.

ACCOUNT INDEX.

APPLIOATION `FILED D110. 4, 1912.

1 ,077,752. Patented Nov. 4 1913.

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' WILSON SOL TTRNEYS WILLIAM ELI ROACH, OFSAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.

ACCOUNT-INDEX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Noviket, 1913.

.Application filed December 4, 1912. Serial No. 734,877.

cards may be held in a series in which a portion of each card is visible, thesecards being reversible and each having upon one face account entry rulings and having upon .its

'opposite face a symbol which when turned to view will serve to call attention to the Apa rticular card.

ln accordance with my invention the cards and their supports are so formed that the former may .be reversed. Thus, the cards on which the accounts are due may be turned So as to expose the indicating symbols above mentioned and thus permit of the account due cards being readily and quickly distinguished from the remaining cards.

In the accompanying drawing, illustrates a construction and arrangement forming the basis of'my present' invention, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a card supporting member in connection with a plurality of account cards. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section taken substantiallv on the line 2 2 of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is an elevation of the account card, looking at its obverse side. F ig. 4 is a similar view looking at its obverse side. Fig. 5 is an elevation of a portion of a support 'constituting a modified form of my invention, and Fig. 6 is a detail transverse section, taken substantially on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

Referring now to these figures, particularly to Figs. 1 and .2, the support A consists of a relatively thin sheet which may be formed of any suitable material so as to be adapted for disposal within an upright position in a box or suitable container or to adapt it to constitute one of the leaves of a loose leaf book. As also particularly indicated in these figures, the support A in'` cludes a suitable series of spaced parallel folding arms a, upon each of which one of the cards B, B', B2, B3, B4, B5 and B is disposed. This support may, however, be of various other forms, for instance the form as indicated at C in Figs. 5 and 6, the

which body of which comprises a strip upon one face of which is secured a supplemental strip c of substantially reduced width, the several arms c being formed at one end with integral lips c2 struck out therefrom so as to oppose the said ends of the arms and form a clasp by which the body lstrip of the. support C may be clasped. Thus, where the last described construction is used in connection with fast growing account lists requiring a number of changes, for instance, each day, a new name or card with its arm can be inserted in proper alphabetical position by simply sliding the cards already in position up or doWn on the strip C, thus obviating the necessity of removing the cards and repositioning them as would be necessary with the construction described in connection with Fig. 1.

Each 'of the cards has one longitudinal edge portion b bent back and secured'to the rear face of the card so as to form a guide opening or channel in which the holdingl arms a or a may be received, the card being further provided upon its obverse side With account rulings and with name and residence spaces upon both its obverse side and upon the bent edge portion b of its reverse side as will be seen by comparison with Figs. 4 and 5. Each card is also provided upon its bent back edge portion b with a suitable symbol, here shown as a transverse stripe b of a red color so as to quickly catch the eye.

In practice those cards on which an account is due, are placed in their proper positiois upon the support, with their reverse sides foremost, the indicating symbols b clearly showing that something is due to be paid and thus obviating the necessity of running over the entire number of cards when it is desired to make a total of the unpaid accounts. As soon as the account .is settled the card is removed from its holding arm, an entry of the payment is made in the proper place, after Which it is reversed and replaced on thearm its symbol is hidden.

An account index constructed substantially as I have shown and described will be the means of saving a great amount of time where a great number of accounts are kept such as for instance, lodges, secret societies having guides for reversible engagement with the said holding arms. l

An account index card having one edge portion bentsback and secured upon its reverse side whereby to form a channel along the said card edge, said card having name spaces both upon its obverse side andvupon the said turned back edge portion on its re'- verse side, for the purpose described.

3. An account index comprising the combination of a holder, a plurality of laterally outstanding arms having a sliding connec. tion with the holder and adapted to maintain theinselvesin selected position thereon, and a pluralityI of cards having detachable having gui es detachably and reversibly en-V gaged with the said arms.

WILLIAM ELI- ROACH. Witnesses:

HENRY L. PANooAsr,

ALEX P. Vnmni'ir.

arms, and a plurality of cards ,l5 and reversible engagement with the said 

